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NORMAL, Ill. — Redbird Arena was the host to some of Illinois’ best athletes this weekend. The arena was host to the IHSA State Volleyball tournament, hosting the final four teams from 1A-4A on Friday and Saturday evening. One of Normal’s very own was featured in this contest, as Normal Community West High School was […]
Photo Courtesy from Bloomington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts BLOOMINGTON, Ill- The town of Bloomington is holding an event that lets the town get into the holiday spirit, with a Candy Cane drop. Youth/Teen Manager Jill Eichholz talked about the event and how it will be similar to an easter egg hunt, in this case, […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Cross-Country program will travel to Iowa City, Iowa this Friday, November 12th, to compete in the NCAA Midwest Regional.The redbirds look to keep building momentum after coming off a dominant performance at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship, that was hosted by the Redbirds on October […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State men’s basketball team outscored North Carolina Wilmington by 14 points in the second half to escape with a 68-63 win on Tuesday night inside Redbird Arena. Junior guard Antonio Reeves sparked the comeback as his career-high 29 points allowed the Redbirds to overcome a 15-point […]
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Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State football team put on a defensive clinic in its 17-10 overtime win over No. 13 Northern Iowa on Saturday. This comes a week after blowing a late third quarter lead at Western Illinois. “I was really impressed with the way our team responded in all […]
Photo Courtesy goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. – The Illinois State Redbirds fell to the Indiana State Sycamores 3-2 tonight at Redbird Arena. This marked the end of the Redbirds 8 game winning streak, putting them at 11-4 in conference and tied for second with Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference. The game started out relatively equal, […]
Photo Courtesy from goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill.–The Illinois State Swim and Dive team notched two convincing victories this past weekend. The Birds bounced back after a tough day of back-to-back meets against SIU, and Illinois, winning against both Maryville (245-37) and McKendree (188-108) in yet another day of back-to-back meets. “Every time we get in the […]
Photo Courtesy from Enjoy Illinois before COVID NORMAL, Ill.- The town of Normal will highlight local businesses that are in town to help the start this upcoming holiday season. The Town of Normal Communications Specialist Rachelle Cantero spoke about the event and what the local businesses are doing. “We like to think that Holiday Open […]
NORMAL Ill.- The Illinois State Redbirds have been killing it in conference play and are heading into the weekend on a 7 game winning streak where they will host Evansville and Indiana State. In addition to their 7 game streak, the Birds are also on a 14 set winning streak. Since playing Valparaiso and Bradley […]